Patents by Inventor Christoph Heeckt

Christoph Heeckt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Kite system and method for operating a kite system
    Patent number: 11578697
    Abstract: A kite system having a kite (14) and a hauling rope (15) which extends between the kite (14) and a tow point (16). A marking holder (25) is disposed between the tow point (16) and the kite (14). The marking holder (25) is conceived for changing between an entrained state in relation to the hauling rope (15), and a free-running state in relation to the hauling rope (15). A fitting installation (31) initiates a changeover between the entrained state and the free-running state of the marking holder (25). The invention moreover relates to a method for operating a kite system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SkySails Power GmbH
    Inventors: Xaver Paulig, Christoph Heeckt, Bernd Specht, Felix Braun
  • Kite System and Method for Operating a Kite System
    Publication number: 20190176047
    Abstract: A kite system having a kite (14) and a hauling rope (15) which extends between the kite (14) and a tow point (16). A marking holder (25) is disposed between the tow point (16) and the kite (14). The marking holder (25) is conceived for changing between an entrained state in relation to the hauling rope (15), and a free-running state in relation to the hauling rope (15). A fitting installation (31) initiates a changeover between the entrained state and the free-running state of the marking holder (25). The invention moreover relates to a method for operating a kite system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Xaver Paulig, Christoph Heeckt, Bernd Specht, Felix Braun